Follow up on dog with Subcutaneous Hemangiosarcoma - Page 1

A year ago I posted about a friend's dog diagnosed with Subcutaneous Hemangiosarcoma. The dog tolerated chemotherapy well and was free of metastasis, but recently developed cardiomyopathy and heart failure secondary to the chemo. Sadly she passed away today.

sO SORRY TO HEAR THAT; but I must add she gave it one hell of a fight. RIP beautiful.

First my condolences to the dog's owner . I empathize with the owner deeply .

However I seer a big lesson here : This is why I keep my eyes wide open with Vets in general especially young vets. Why even suggest putting the dog through chemo to begin with ... hemangiosarcoma , is quite an aggresssive illness ... The Vet did no favors to the owner and should have known better , IMOp ..

Oh Bev so sorry to hear this. As tough as it was thanks for the info as it helps our understanding of this #%@ disease. Please tell your friend our hearts ache for her esp those of us who have dealt with hemangio.

Centurion normally I would agree but if I remember correctly this was a young dog - much younger than normally seen w hemangio. Bev came here seeking info for her friend to help her make informed decisions and a number of us shared our knowledge and experiences.

BUT this was subcutaneous hemangio not the splenic or heart most of us have seen. There was some suggestion in the literature that there were better odds with it but unfortunately radiation &  chemo are sometimes just too destructive on their own.

Bev may we know the little one's call name or nickname?

I'm so sorry to hear this, I remember when you first posted about this dog, was really hoping she would pull through. Thinking of your friend, I hope they are doing ok, that has to be a heartbreaking thing to go though.

Thank you everyone for your nice comments. Tig, her name was Keona and she was only 2 years old when this was diagnosed. My friend is heartbroken and was on her way to work when this happened. A friend of hers had Keona in a park when she collapsed. Coincidentally this friend was talking to 2 EMTs when this happened and they did CPR on the way to the Veterinarian but she did not survive. She tolerated chemotherapy well and had no evidence of metastasis on her follow-up visits and testing. Unfortunately cardiomyopathy is a possible complication of chemotherapy and she died from heart failure, not Hemangiosarcoma. My friend's Veterinarian and Oncologist were always honest with her regarding prognosis and never pushed chemotherapy. She would send me all the reports from her visits. Keona initially had a small lesion on her leg diagnosed as Subcutaneous Hemangiosarcoma. It was removed with clean margins, had a low mitotic index and no evidence of spread to her heart or abdominal organs. The Cardiologist she saw also considered the possibility of the cardiomyopathy being secondary to being on a grain free diet, but thought this was unlikely because all of her prior echocardiograms done as part of her follow-up had been normal.

Run free Keona. The world was blessed by your time with us.May your owner know you are always at her side.

So sorry to hear of this outcome. Please tell your friend of our condolences re Keona, and that she is in the thoughts of people on this 'board; may she have better luck with future dogs. And thank you, too, for providing detail that helps all our understanding of the various forms of the condition.